Acestrorhynchus nasutus Mini Redtail Baracudas

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Ok after searching Fishbase i got a Id on these guys i got them origianly to put with 4 Yellowtail cudas , 2 vampire tetras (scoms) and a Odoe pike when these guys get bigger. Well turns out they only get 6.9 cm or about 2 1/2 inches. So they are already full grown cause that is about the size they are. So guess these guys are a Mini version of red and yellowtail cudas .Toothy as like the bigger cousins. I added my pics of mine on fish base and are on there as they had just one pic
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Aces...s-nasutus.html

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Good looking little fish!

So they have visible teeth like the falcatus? Cool!
 
how big is the tank with the odoe. Can you post a full tank shot? I am planning to get an odoe with my armatus. Think it'll work?
 
Will get a couple shots of that tank..it is s 150 wide 72" long bye 24"wide...20"high long as the odoe is not aggressive i got rid of a large one thay attacked everything...1st smallet odoe so moved with my rays attacked the leopoldi..so went inot a tank by itself ubtil i traded it towards a tiger fish..the smaller is less aggressive and so far so good

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I'm not sure that those are A. nasutus. I believe that nasutus generally only have a single prominent stripe running down the body and have a sharper point to the snout. I think yours look more like Acestrorhynchus isalinae. I had a couple a few years ago. Very cool little fish. Make sure you have a tight lid - I lost one of mine because it jumped out the gap where my HOB filter was.
 
Yes, I did look at the fishbase pics but I'm still not sure. I guess I should have been more clear with what I was saying - I believe nasutus have a single lateral stripe whereas isalinae have two (like yours) and nasutus have a more pointy snout than isalinae (both of which have more point snouts than falcatus).

Here's a picture of A. isalinae, courtesy of Tom Lorenz:

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Admittedly, there isn't a lot of info about these mini cudas, so getting a definitive ID is challenging
 
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